Open letter to Jamie Cassels: Take action, lead change April 12, 2017 Letters To UVic President Jamie Cassels, We, the undersigned, request that you consider attending more deeply to the matters of white supremacy and racism, sexism and homophobia in efforts to transform the...
Letter: UVic Food Services operates at highest standard April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 Letters We are disappointed in the March 9 Martlet story, "Lax food standards give UVic students a case of indigestion." [Online headline: "Bugs, mould, other horrors discovered in residence meals"] Dishing...
Gibson, Affleck, and Hollywood’s history of harassment April 6, 2017April 5, 2017 Blaine Willick and Michelle Yun At the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards, host Nick Kroll quipped, “People wondered, ‘How long would it take Hollywood to forgive someone for anti-Semitic, racist hate speech?’ The answer? Eight...
EDITORIAL: Tuition hikes leave international students with a mountain to climb April 6, 2017April 5, 2017 Martlet Staff Last week, the UVic Board of Governors approved a $356-million balanced operating budget for the next year. As part of that budget, the university is implementing a six per cent...
Positives abundant for Uber startup in British Columbia April 5, 2017April 6, 2017 Josh Kozelj Ever been caught trying to find your own way home after a late night party? The options are scarce: buses have stopped running, and calling a cab would do more...
Open letter: Let STEPS Forward students participate April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 Letters To members of the University of Victoria Senate, Re: STEPS Forward student participation in convocation [Read story here.] We are writing to you regarding the proposal to include members of the STEPS Forward program who...
Letter: In response to Jamie Cassels March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 Letters Dear Jamie Cassels, This letter is a response to the statement “No room for racism or discrimination at UVic” that was published on the UVic announcements page. We are disappointed, but...
Letters to the editor — March 23 March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 Letters Racism alive and well in Canada I noticed that early Thursday afternoon, near the UVSS, there was somehow an event about “How do you challenge white supremacy?” But I assume you...
EDITORIAL: Third Space project highlights challenge of confronting racial discrimination March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 Martlet Staff If you were around campus last week, you likely saw or heard about the art project spearheaded by the Third Space: a wall, painted in stark white, with black lettering...
Letter: International students should not bear undue financial burdens March 22, 2017 Letters Editor, The Graduate Students’ Society (GSS) is strongly opposed to the proposed decoupling of international and domestic tuition slated for a vote at the March 28 meeting of UVic’s Board of...
